Week #4 Quotes from Edward Zigler, Ph.D & Marilyn Friend, Ph.D

I have long believed that the development of a child does not begin the day he is born - or at age three - but much earlier, during the formative years of his parents. -Edward Zigler, Ph.D

It is important to help children learn as much as possible about parenting to help prevent social problems like premature child bearing, and child neglect and abuse. Now that we know more about brain development in the very young, it is critical that we teach our future parents the important role that parents can play in stimulating and nurturing their children, and in preparing them to reach their full potential in school and in later life. -Edward Zigler, Ph.D

At the broadest level, collaboration is important in schools because it has become a defining characteristic of society in the 21st century. If you examine publications in business, health, social services, technology, and other major disciplines, you will find that collaboration is a unifying theme. -Marilyn Friend, Ph.D

I feel like I have a commitment to the services that I want to give them because of the experiences I had  growing up myself, And have people offer me opportunities and opening doors up for me.  I feel like now it is my turn to create opportunities for parents and their children to have those opportunities presented to them.-Ramon Hernandez MS ED